Paleolithic Diet

Paleolithic Diet in its purest form is as close as you can get to the foods eaten by the healthiest people who ever roamed the earth.

Here's what you need to know about the hunter-gatherer diet of old...

Paleo Diet Recipes: Pasture Raised Eggs and Mesclun mix

PHOTO ABOVE: Paleo Diet sunnyside-up pasture-raised eggs and mesclun mix. This masterpiece prepared by my Paleo-Chef Extraordinaire husband.

What is Paleolithic Diet

Very simple: Paleolithic Diet is a PRE-AGRICULTURAL diet. It is a high-fat, moderate protein, low carbohydrate way of eating.

We are programmed to think we need a larger amount of carbs than is really good for our health. Please see my articles HERE and HERE

It is what humans ate before they started gardening and breeding plants to yield larger fruit, seed pods, etc.

Some nomadic tribes had a closer relationship with animals than just hunting. Many indigenous groups who lived in unison with herds of reindeer, sheep and goats and obtained milk from their half-wild charges.

Therefore, I include dairy from pasture-raised animals in a Paleolithic Diet.

Paleolithic Diet Benefits

Benefits of the Paleolithic Diet: lose belly fat, increase muscle mass, more energy, happier mood, improved hormonal balance and libido.

Even if you do best on a mostly plant-based diet, consider adding some of the foods below. Small portions of foods rich in balanced, high quality protein and healthy fats can be incorporated into many vegetable dishes.

PHOTO BELOW: The Ultimate hard core Paleolithic Diet food treat - pemmican.

Paleolithic Diet is
Species-Appropriate for Humans

Why eat a Paleolithic Diet?

Because it is a species-appropriate diet for humans.

Species Appropriate Diet is the one on which a creature will be healthiest AND maintain a rock-solid constitutional vigor from one generation to the next.

If you have a pet rabbit, you wouldn't (at least I hope not) try to feed them a ribeye steak; if you were caring for a sea lion, you wouldn't expect them to eat lettuce and tofu.

Humans evolved as hunter-gatherers, that is, we thrived on a diet based on animal foods. Dr. Weston A. Price's research which took him around the world to visit dozens of humans living in their natural surroundings found that the healthiest had diets closest to hunter-gatherers. The unhealthiest ate more plant foods.

Top Paleolithic Diet Foods

Grass fed beef: Compared to conventionally raised beef, grass fed beef is high in omega-3 essential fatty acids, CLA (conjugated linoleic acid and Vitamins A and D.

Free range eggs: If you are a lacto-ovo vegetarian, free range eggs can provide a rich source of the following nutrients: Choline, Inositol, Lecithin, Vitamins A and D, Omega-3 essential fatty acids.

Pasture raised poultry: Chicken and turkey raised outdoors where they can eat insects and nibble on greens taste great! If you have a local farm from which you can get poultry raised this way, do take advantage. Paying a little more, you get a lot more nutrition.

Raw dairy products from pasture fed cows, goats or sheep: Hardcore paleo people may not consider raw dairy a viable food to include in the program, but I do.

If you don't live in an area where you readily can obtain fresh, naturally pasture raised chicken and turkey, you can have it delivered right to your door.

Raw deep green leafy vegetables: Green salads are an important ingredient of almost ANY diet. They provide enzymes, magnesium, potassium, full-spectrum Vitamin E, Vitamin K, fiber and chlorophyll.

As you can see, the top super foods for Paleolithic diet are richly delicious and packed with nutrients.

Enjoy!

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